🌿 The meaning of ’You’

You mean everything. :-)

Basically, it signifies a listener, but It has 5 different meanings below.

 

1. 'You' is a pronoun that indicates a listener. But normally we don't use it for someone who is older than you, because of 4.

😊 당신은 누구십니까? / 당신 누구야? Who are you?

2. Between the married couple, 'You' is an honorific way to call each other(husband/wife).

😊 여보, 당신 지금 뭐 해? Honey, What are you doing now?
(여보 is a pronoun to call husband/wife between marriage couple.)

3. When you're writing, 'You' is a pronoun that calls readers(of the public) with honorific way. You've been read this way in the book titles, magazines or posters.

😊 외국어를 공부하는 당신에게 To you studying a foreign language

4. When you're argument or quarrel with someone, ’You’ is the dis-honorific way to call the opponent.

😊 뭐? 당신? 너 몇 살이야? What? YOU? How old are you?

5. 'You is a very honorific way to call him/herself. We us it instead of '자기(him/herself)'.

😊 어머니께서는 당신이 제일 좋아하는 옷을 입으셨다. The mother wore her favourite dress.

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Guess what he is saying?

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